This type of molluscoid lesion obliges us to rule out cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis, atypical mycobacteria, molluscum contagiosum, disseminated leishmaniasis, and leprosy.1,2,5,7 We draw attention to the fact that the patient was a young woman of childbearing age who came from an endemic area with favorable environmental conditions for the fungus. She did not present immunosuppression except f...

Hibiscus rosasinensis flower is known as hair growth promoter in traditional and folklore medicines. Petroleum ether extract of H.rosasinensis is reported in literature for hair growth promotion. The study was aimed to investigate the efficacy of ethanolic extract of H.rosa sinensis flower as hair growth promoter. Female wistar rats were selected for hair growth promotion studies. They were div...

Minoxidil, an antihypertensive peripheral vasodilator, is a prodrug converted to an active metabolite which is potassium (K) channel opener, act by hyperpolarizing smooth muscles. Minoxidil in the treatment of androgenic alopecia has led to the hypothesis that other pathways could mediate this form of hair loss, including infection and/or micro-inflammation of the hair follicles. It stimulates ...

Herbal formulations always have attracted considerable attention because of their good activity and comparatively lesser or nil side effects with synthetic drugs. The objective of present study involves preparation of herbal hair oil using amla, hibiscus, brahmi, methi and its evaluation for increase in hair growth activity. Each drug was tested for their hair growth activity in a concentration...